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The draw against Brighton will no doubt prove crucial come next Sunday and supporters have had plenty to say over the decision to award the Seagulls a penalty.

Solly March went down in the box after Granit Xhaka put his hand on his shoulder, with some suggesting that the Brighton man went down rather easy following a moment of madness from the Swiss international.

Speaking on Match of the Day 2, Jermaine Jenas explained that it was a penalty with Xhaka's knee actually making contact with March's right foot.

"This one looks like a very similar situation, like it could have been a dive," he said.

Solly March is brought down by Granit Xhaka (Image: Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

"I don’t know what Xhaka is doing, he’s gone flying over at completely the wrong angle, he goes flying in and Solly March looks at him and goes ‘alright yeah, you’ve committed yourself so I’m going to go by you’.

"Anthony Taylor has got a great view of it.

"Initially it doesn’t look like there is a lot of contact, people are looking towards the hand on the arm, but that’s not the issue.

"His left knee makes clear contact with Solly March’s right foot, clips him and sends him over, so a penalty was the right decision."

Arsenal were also awarded a penalty in the game with Nacho Monreal going down following a challenge by Alireza Jahanbakhsh on the corner of the box.